Ivo Karlovic vs Radek Stepanek — Bogota Quarter-final

Bogota · ATP · Quarter-final
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2015
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
3-6 7-6 6-4
Stepanek R.
Karlovic I.
37962
Stepanek R.
66741

Ivo Karlovic defeated Radek Stepanek 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Bogota quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-07-14BogotaSFhardIvo Karlovic6-4 3-6 6-4
2014-04-13Monte Carlo MastersR64clayRadek Stepanek6-1 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR128hardIvo Karlovic2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 3-6 6-4
2009-09-18Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs CZERRclayRadek Stepanek6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 6-7(2) 16-14
2005-01-31MilanR16carpetRadek Stepanek7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(5)
2004-07-12StuttgartR16grassRadek Stepanek6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Karlovic I.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Clear edge
27%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
92
Break points won·Dominant
0
39
Deciding sets·Even
83
79
Tiebreaks·Even
76
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Tomic B.[2]
Mannarino A.[3]
6-13-66-2
Semi-finals
Tomic B.[2]
Berrer M.
6-46-747-63
Mannarino A.[3]
Karlovic I.[1]
7-657-65
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.[1]
Stepanek R.
3-67-676-4
Mannarino A.[3]
Jaziri M.[7]
1-66-16-3
Berrer M.
Estrella V.[4]
6-33-66-3
Tomic B.[2]
Ito T.
6-16-4
R16
Stepanek R.
Groth S.[6]
6-46-0
Mannarino A.[3]
Ram R.
7-56-3
Berrer M.
Demoliner M.
6-37-63
Ito T.
Gomez Gb42 A.
6-15-76-0
Tomic B.[2]
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-756-26-4
Karlovic I.[1]
Galan D.
6-7126-16-3
Jaziri M.[7]
Sarkissian A.
6-716-36-2
Estrella V.[4]
Sugita Y.
6-46-746-2
R32
Galan D.
Riba P.
7-636-3
Stepanek R.
Roger-Vasselin E.
3-66-36-4
Groth S.[6]
Pella G.
7-54-67-5
Ram R.
Falla A.
6-43-66-3
Sarkissian A.
Millman J.
6-36-3
Jaziri M.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-756-26-4
Berrer M.
Ward J.[8]
6-46-777-5
Demoliner M.
Marchenko I.
6-37-5
Sugita Y.
Barrientos N.
3-66-36-4
Gomez Gb42 A.
Baghdatis M.[5]
6-30-67-63
Ito T.
Ebden M.
1-66-36-4
Menendez Maceiras A.
Gonzalez A.
4-66-47-69